Two separate fires close highways on the central coast over the weekend. Highway 166, at the southern border of the county closed in each direction because of a fire on Friday. On Saturday afternoon, a brush fire in San Luis Obispo slowed traffic on highway 101. That fire started on Elks lane, near the location…
Paso Robles mayor Steve Martin says he is running for re-election. For the city council races, this will be the second election when the individual council members run in their individual districts. But we don’t know how many incumbents are running. Mayor Steve Martin runs at large in the city of Paso Robles.
The San Luis Obispo county clerk’s office counted about 10,000 ballots Friday. They still have about 26,000 ballots to count in the primary election. In the supervisors district two race, incumbent Bruce Gibson lost his lead. He led by over 500 votes. That’s gone. He needs 50% plus one to be elected in the primary.…
Several hundred people turned out Saturday at the Downtown City Park in Paso Robles to celebrate Juneteenth. The event celebrates the date June 19, 1865, when US Army General Gordon Granger informed slaves in Galveston, Texas that they were free. The Civil War had ended two months prior and the Emancipation Proclamation was passed by…
After a relatively cool weekend, the north county will feel more like July this week. High temperatures reaching 98 tomorrow, then leveling off in the mid 90’s thru the week. Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday proclaimed last year by congress, and the bill signed into law by president Joe Biden.
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Sunny today in the north county, but cooler, highs near 74. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 47. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies after morning clouds but much cooler, highs near 78. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies thru…
The Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 103-90 to win the NBA championships 4 games to two. The Warriors led by 15 at half time, and held on to win the decisive game last night in Boston. The Warriors will have a parade down Market street in San Francisco on Monday to celebrate their…
One sad note today, Long time central coast broadcaster King Harris died Tuesday night. The 75-year-old news man worked at TV stations in Monterey and Santa Barbara before working for a radio station in San Luis Obispo. King Harris, dead at the age of 75.
